![]() ![]() Vallecito Stage Station, CA – Mormon Battalion.Tragedy Spring, Amador County, CA – Mormon Battalion.Sutter’s Mill, Coloma, El Dorado County, California.Old Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside, CA – Mormon Battalion.Mormon Battalion Historic Site, San Diego, CA.Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial – Mormon Battalion.Box Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA – Mormon Battalion. ![]() Anza-Borrego Desert, CA – Mormon Battalion.Old Presidio Tucson, AZ – Mormon Battalion.Picacho Peak, Pinal County, AZ – Mormon Battalion.Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, AZ – Mormon Battalion.Grand Falls, Little Colorado River, Arizona.Battle of the Bulls Site – Mormon Battalion.Sign marking the end of the “Zelph Mound” trail. Upper trail to the “Zelph Mound.” Photo (2006) by Kenneth Mays. Road followed by Zion’s Camp at the base of the “Zelph Mound.” Photo (2021) by Kenneth Mays. Lower trailhead to the “Zelph Mound.” Photo (2021) by Kenneth Mays. This is done because the site is a Native American burial ground and considered sacred to the social organization known as Hopewell. The trail from the road to the mound is open to the public but, near the top, there is signage denying further access. Naples-Russell Mound #8, Pike County, IL or the “Zelph Mound” is situated within the boundaries of the Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area of Pike County. Because it is so heavily wooded, the Zelph Mound is better seen in the fall and winter when the leaves have fallen off the trees. The trailhead is on the opposite side of the street. About a block past the house is a small parking area between the road and the Illinois River, again on the east side of the road. Turn south (right) and drive past the only home which will be on your left (east) side. Follow state road 2 east to a “T” intersection near the Illinois River. In Pike County in western Illinois, take I-72 to exit 35 and take state 107 north to Griggsville. They continued west to the Mississippi River and ferried over to Louisiana, Missouri. Zion’s Camp, or the Camp of Israel, continued on from the Illinois River up a road that runs between the Zelph Mound and another burial mound. Road near the “Zelph Mound” followed by Zion’s Camp. However, respect must be shown as this site is reverenced by those whose ancestors are buried there. Interested persons may climb the mound most of the way. The name comes from a combination of the nearby town of Naples, IL and a man named Russell, the property owner in 1974. It is officially known as Naples-Russell Mound #8, Pike County, Illinois. It is now known that the mound is a burial site of Native Americans of the Hopewell Culture dating back centuries. Naples-Russell Mound # 8, Pike County, IL or the “Zelph Mound.” Photo (2006) by Kenneth Mays. Details from a half dozen or so extant accounts vary in some of the details of that event, but most note that the Prophet identified those remains as a righteous Lamanite named Zelph. The men informed the Prophet of their find. Near the top they discovered the remains of a man who had evidently been buried there. At one point some of those who had crossed to the west side of the river climbed one of several small hills situated close by the bank of the river. Because the river was too deep to walk through, the members of the Camp ferried across in boats. The Illinois River and the “Zelph Mound.” Photo (2006) by Kenneth Mays.ĭuring the summer of 1834, Zion’s Camp reached the Illinois River in western Illinois. ![]()
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